Part 10Ethical standards
Chapter 1Conduct of local authority members
Conduct of local authority members: miscellaneous amendments
F1187Chairmen of standards committees
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I1188Sub-committees of standards committees
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In section 54A of the Local Government Act 2000 (sub-committees of standards committees)—
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in subsection (2) omit the words “55 or”;
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F2189Joint committees of relevant authorities in England
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F2190Standards Board for England: functions
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F2191Ethical standards officers: investigations and findings
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F2192Ethical standards officers: reports etc
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F2193Disclosure by monitoring officers of ethical standards officers' reports
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I2194Matters referred to monitoring officers
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In section 73 of that Act (matters referred to monitoring officers in Wales), in each of subsections (1) and (7), for “70(4) or 71(2)” substitute “
70(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4)
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In section 82A(1) of that Act (delegation of functions by monitoring officers), for the words from “60(2)” to “71(2)” substitute “
57A, 60(2) or (3), 64(2) or (4), 70(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4)
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F6195References to Adjudication Panel for action in respect of misconduct
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F6196Consultation with ombudsmen
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I5197Interim case tribunals
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Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (decisions of interim case tribunals) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (1)(b) for “authority concerned” substitute “
relevant authority concerned
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For subsections (2) and (3) substitute—
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If the decision of the interim case tribunal is as mentioned in subsection (1)(a), the tribunal must give notice of its decision to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned.
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If the decision of the interim case tribunal is as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), the tribunal must give notice to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned stating that the person concerned is suspended or partially suspended for the period, and in the way, that the tribunal has decided.
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The effect of a notice given under subsection (3) is to suspend or partially suspend the person concerned as mentioned in subsection (3).
4
In subsection (6) for “under section 79 is given” substitute “
is given by virtue of section 78A or 79
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5
For subsection (8) substitute—
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Where the person concerned is no longer a member or co-opted member of the relevant authority concerned, but is a member or co-opted member of another relevant authority—
a
the references in subsection (1) to the relevant authority concerned are to be treated as references to that other authority,
b
the references in subsections (2) and (7)(b) to the relevant authority concerned are to be treated as including a reference to that other relevant authority,
c
the duty under subsection (3) to give notice to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned is to be treated as a duty—
i
to give that notice to the standards committee of that other relevant authority, and
ii
to give a copy of that notice to the standards committee of the relevant authority concerned.
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Subsection (8) does not apply unless—
a
where the relevant authority concerned is in England, the other relevant authority is also in England,
b
where the relevant authority concerned is in Wales, the other relevant authority is also in Wales.
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After subsection (10) insert—
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An appeal may not be brought under subsection (10) except with the leave of the High Court.
F7198Case tribunals: England
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I6199Case tribunals: Wales
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Section 79 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) (decisions of case tribunals) is amended as follows.
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For the sidenote substitute “
Decisions of case tribunals: Wales
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Before subsection (1) insert—
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In this section “Welsh case tribunal” means a case tribunal drawn from the Adjudication Panel for Wales.
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In subsections (1) to (15) for “case tribunal”, in each place where it occurs, substitute “
Welsh case tribunal
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5
In subsection (8)(c) for “must be suspended or partially suspended by the relevant authority concerned” substitute “
is suspended or partially suspended
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For subsection (9) substitute—
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The effect of a notice given to the standards committee of a relevant authority under subsection (8) is to suspend or partially suspend the person concerned as mentioned in subsection (8)(c).
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In subsection (12), for paragraph (a) substitute—
a
must be given to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,
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In subsection (13)—
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for “the same country (that is to say, England or Wales)” substitute “
Wales
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for paragraph (b) substitute—
b
the reference in subsection (4)(a) to the relevant authority concerned is to be treated as a reference to that other relevant authority,
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After subsection (15) insert—
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An appeal may not be brought under subsection (15) except with the leave of the High Court.
I3200Exemption from Data Protection Act 1998
In section 31 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29) (exemptions for regulatory activity), after subsection (6) insert—
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Personal data processed for the purpose of discharging any function which is conferred by or under Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 on—
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the monitoring officer of a relevant authority,
b
an ethical standards officer, or
c
the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,
are exempt from the subject information provisions in any case to the extent to which the application of those provisions to the data would be likely to prejudice the proper discharge of that function.
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In subsection (7)—
a
“relevant authority” has the meaning given by section 49(6) of the Local Government Act 2000, and
b
any reference to the monitoring officer of a relevant authority, or to an ethical standards officer, has the same meaning as in Part 3 of that Act.
I4201Supplementary and consequential provision
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Subsection (2) applies in relation to any provision of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) which is applied (with or without modifications) by an order under section 70 of that Act made before the passing of this Act.
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Any amendment of that provision by this Part does not extend to the provision as so applied.
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Where a provision mentioned in section 70(2)(a) of that Act is amended by this Part, the power in section 70(2) of that Act to apply or reproduce that provision (with or without modifications) is a power to apply or reproduce (with or without modifications) that provision either as amended by this Part or without the amendments made by this Part.
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In the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)—
a
in section 85(3A)
(vacation of office by failure to attend), for “73, 78” substitute “
66A, 73, 78, 78A
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In the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (c. 29), in each of sections 6(5) and 13(2)
(failure to attend meetings), for “73, 78” substitute “
66A, 73, 78, 78A
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